Fifty-Six

Titan clasped her waist tighter, pulled her back to him, and deepened the kiss for another five minutes. She pulled back watching him as his fingers raked through her hair. "You're gorgeous, you know," he said.

"And you are a splendid king for what you did today,"

"What did I do? Defend you? Stand up for you? Well, last I checked you're my Luna and I owe it to you,"

She kissed him on his nose. "Well, I'm gonna need Luna's education you know,"

"You'll get it, in due time,"

She did not want to mention it, but she was incredibly surprised at how brazen he was on her behalf; how unashamed he was that she belonged to him.

It didn't matter that she had been dredged up from the depths of pathetic slavery, or that their union had been characterized by conflict. Today he had sent a message, and Olivia knew that now she felt more secure by being by his side.

He would never leave her deserted, unprotected, or vulnerable. What was even more amazing was the fact that he'd done it purely an